Corona del Mar football coach Dan O’Shea a finalist for All-American Bowl Coach of the Year
![Corona del Mar High football coach Dan O'Shea, shown against Santiago on Nov. 8, led the Sea Kings to a perfect 16-0 season in 2019.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/541e2fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2400x1843+0+0/resize/1200x922!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5d%2F4a%2F23832e294fae97c9f74c5556a84b%2Ftn-photos-staff-s1-daily-pilot-tn-dpt-sp-nb-cdm-santiago-football-20191108-13.jpg)
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Corona del Mar High football coach Dan O’Shea has been announced as one of four finalists for the All-American Bowl Coach of the Year award.
The All-American Bowl Coach of the Year honors the nation’s top high school coach for exceptional coaching abilities and leadership skills, and acknowledges his role as a positive influence on young Americans on and off the field. The Coach of the Year will be recognized during the 2020 All-American Bowl Awards Show on Friday in San Antonio, Texas.
In his fifth season as head coach, O’Shea led the Sea Kings to an undefeated 16-0 season, the CIF Southern Section Division 3 title and the CIF State Division 1-A championship this year.
The other finalists include Eric Kjar of Corner Canyon High in Draper, Utah; Reginald Samples of Duncanville High in Texas; and Robert Steeples of De Smet Jesuit High in St. Louis, Mo.
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